科目：gzyy 来源：2009年高考英语冲刺阶段专题专练 题型：050

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　　Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight．Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to“light”beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion(用力)．The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to shed pounds said they were combining exercise with their diet．

　　In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure(热量消耗)charts; for example, one would have to briskly walk three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry(小甜饼)．Even exercise professionals concede half a point here．“Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight,”says York Onnen, program director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports．

　　Still, exercise's supporting role in weight reduction is vital．A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight．

　　If you have been sedentary(极少活动的)and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily．In a year's time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds．By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight．

(1)

What is said about the average American in the passage?
[　　]
A．	They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight．
B．	They prefer“light”beer and low-calorie bread to other drinks and food．
C．	They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight．
D．	They tend to exaggerate(夸大)the healthful effect of“light”beer．

(2)

Some people dislike exercise because ________．
[　　]
A．	they find it hard to exercise while on a diet
B．	they don't think it possible to walk 3 miles every day
C．	they think it is physically exhausting
D．	they find consulting caloric-expenditure charts troublesome

(3)

“Even exercise professionals concede half a point here”(Line 3, Para．2)means “They ________”．
[　　]
A．	are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight
B．	agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be difficult to work off by exercise
C．	are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight
D．	partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction

(4)

What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center's study?
[　　]
A．	Weight reduction is impossible without exercise．
B．	Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight．
C．	Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise．
D．	One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake．

(5)

What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
[　　]
A．	To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight．
B．	To support the statement made by York Onnen．
C．	To show the most effective way to lose weight．
D．	To justify the study of the Boston University Medical Center．

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科目：gzyy 来源：导学必修五英语外研版外研版 题型：050

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　　On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981．They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet(芭蕾舞)．Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50％ from 1981 to 1997：boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time．All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40％ of the day in 1981 to 25％．

　　“Children are affected by the same time crunch(危机)that affects their parents, ” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable．A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home．Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively．In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers．

　　All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids．“Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself, ” says T．Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School．Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it．

　　The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television．But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news．If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading．Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading．Let’s face it, Who’s got the time?

(1)

By mentioning “the same time crunch”(Line 1, Para．2)Sandra Hofferth means ________．
[　　]
A．	children have little time to play with their parents
B．	children are not taken good care of by their working parents
C．	both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time
D．	both parents and children have trouble managing their time

(2)

According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is ________．
[　　]
A．	quite convincing
B．	partially true
C．	totally groundless
D．	rather confusing

(3)

The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________．
[　　]
A．	are engaged in more and more structured activities
B．	are increasingly neglected by their working mothers
C．	are spending more and more time watching TV
D．	are involved less and less in household work

(4)

We can infer from the passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligence
B．	most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off
C．	efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful
D．	most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children

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科目：gzyy 来源：必修一全优英语外研版外研版 题型：050

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　　On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981．They also did more household work and participated(参加)in more of such organized activities as soccer(英式足球)and ballet．Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50％ from 1981 to 1997：boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log⑦ half that time．All in all(总的来说), however, children's leisure(闲暇)time dropped from 40％of the day in 1981 to 25％．

　　“Children are affected by the same time crisis(危机)that affects their parents,”says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children's timetable．A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home．Nevertheless(然而), children in both double-income and“male bread winner”house holds spent comparable amounts of time interacting(相互影响)with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively(各自的)．In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers．

　　All work and no play could make for(导致；有利于)some very messed up(麻烦的)kids．“Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself．”Says T．Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School．Unstructured(自由的；非正式组织的)play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate⑧ their relationships with their peers．But kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it．

　　The children sampled(被抽样调查的)spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing(日益减少的)“free time”watching television．But that, believe it or not(信不信由你), was one of the findings parents might regard as good news．If they're spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren't replacing it with reading．Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading．Let's face it, who's got the time?

(1)

By mentioning“the same crisis”Sandra Hofferth means ________．
[　　]
A．	children have little time to play with their parents
B．	children are not taken good care of by their working parents
C．	both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time
D．	both parents and children have trouble managing their time

(2)

According to the author a child develops better if ________．
[　　]
A．	he has plenty of time reading and studying
B．	he is left to play with his peers in his own way
C．	he has more time participating in school activities
D．	he is free to interact with his working parents

(3)

The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________．
[　　]
A．	are engaged in more and more structured activities
B．	are increasingly neglected(忽视)by their working mothers
C．	are spending more and more time watching TV
D．	are involved less and less in household work

(4)

We can infer from the passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	extracurricular(课外活动)activities promote children's intelligence(智力)
B．	most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off
C．	efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful
D．	most parents believe reading to be beneficial(有益处的)to children

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科目：gzyy 来源：上海市金山中学2008届高三挑战尖子班考试英语试题 题型：050

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　　On average, American kids aged 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981．They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet(芭蕾舞)．Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50％from 1981 to 1997：boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time．All in all, however, children's leisure time dropped from 40％of the day in 1981 to 25％．

　　“Children are affected by the same time crunch(危机)that affects their parents,”says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children's timetable．A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home．(Nevertheless, children in both double-income and“male breadwinner”households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents：19 hours and 22 hours respectively．In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers．)

　　All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids．“Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,”says T．Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School．Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids aged 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaging in it．

　　The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing“free time”watching television．But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news．If they're spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren't replacing it with reading．Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading．Let's face it, who's got the time?

(1)

By mentioning“the same time crunch”(Line 1, Para．2)Sandra Hofferth means ________．
[　　]
A．	children have little time to play with their parents
B．	children are not taken good care of by their working parents
C．	both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time
D．	both parents and children have trouble managing their time

(2)

According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is ________．
[　　]
A．	quite convincing
B．	partially true
C．	totally groundless
D．	rather confusing

(3)

According to the author, a child develops better if ________．
[　　]
A．	he has plenty of time reading and studying
B．	he is left to play with his peers in his own way
C．	he has more time participating in school activities
D．	he is free to interact with his working parents

(4)

The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________．
[　　]
A．	are engaged in more and more structured activities
B．	are increasingly neglected by their working mothers
C．	are spending more and more time watching TV
D．	are involved less and less in household work

(5)

We can infer from the passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	extracurricular activities promote children's intelligence
B．	most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off
C．	efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful
D．	most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children

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科目：gzyy 来源：河北省月考题 题型：阅读理解

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                                             Pumpkin pie(南瓜馅饼) is a taste of home
     To the average American, pumpkin pie is a tasty and wonderful dish(一道菜). You couldn't have
Thanksgiving without it.
     For me, however, the smell of pumpkin pie baking in the oven brings other special feelings. My father was
in the army, so I moved house constantly as a child. I had no hometown. Before I could go to school or make
friends in one town, I'd be setting in another.
     There were so few things around me to give a feeling of home. When you're young, you don't know the
difference-you think moving is normal. It's only a long time later when you learn that most people have a
hometown they can return to and friends they've always known, but you don't. pumpkin pie was the one thing
that was always there and that's why it's special to me.
     Another reason I like it is that I was born on Halloween, October 31. Every time my birthday came around, we made a giant pumpkin lantern. And why give a kid a cake when there was all that pumpkin to use in a pie?
My mom put on her apron (围裙), and before long, pumpkin pie was the centerpiece of the party.
     Now, I can't help but feel good about life whenever I eat pumpkin pie. To me pumpkin pie is home.

1.The story mainly talks about _____.

A. why people celebrate Thanksgiving every year
B. why pumpkin pie is a popular dish on Thanksgiving
C. why the writer likes pumpkin pie so much
D. why people can't have Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie

2. Pumpkin pie is"home" to the writer because _____.

A. his father was in the army, so he moved house constantly as a child
B. he likes pumpkin pie so much that he eats it every Thanksgiving
C. he didn't have a settled home but he always ate Pumpkin pie wherever he went
D. he eats pumpkin pie on his birthday every year

3. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer likes pumpkin pie?

A. Pumpkin pie is the traditional food of Thanksgiving.
B. Pumpkin pie is a tasty and wonderful dish.
C. The writer always eats pumpkin pie on his birthday.
D. Pumpkin pie reminds the writer of home.

4. Which is the correct meaning about the underlined word "centerpiece" in paragraph 4?

A. A kind of decoration for the center of a table.
B. The most important item in dishes.
C. A works with great skills.
D. A common dish.

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科目：gzyy 来源：0121 期末题 题型：阅读理解

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In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were
common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the
cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them
financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have
more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses.
Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away
from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U. S.
live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children
and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled
as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children.
These single parents must care for the children's emotional and psychological needs while also supporting
them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent's own personal interests.
Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to
develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good.
However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of
childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

1. In the past, American families tended to be _____.

[ ]

A. quite small
B. medium sized
C. quite large
D. small

2. To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses, the cost of living increases because _____.

[ ]

A. children attend school for more years
B. children are better dressed
C. children spend more money on entertainment
D. all of the above

3. According to the author, the situations of American families in the future may _____.

[ ]

A. become worse
B. remain the same
C. get better
D. keep unchanged

4. The title of the article might be _____.

[ ]

A. American Children
B. American Families
C. American Mother
D. American Parents

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科目：gzyy 来源：安徽省期末题 题型：阅读理解

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     Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance (保持) of body weight.
Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching
to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion (体能). The Centers for Disease Control,
for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to remove pounds said
they were combining exercise with their diet.
     In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure (卡路里的消耗)
charts; for example, one would have to actively walk three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one
delicious Danish pastry (小甜饼). Even exercise professionals admit half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a
very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President' s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports.
     Still, exercisers supporting role in weight reduction is important. A study at the Boston University Medical
Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed (证实) that those who dieted
without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine
(常规)maintained their new weight.
     If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise
could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year's time, supposing no increase in food intake, you could lose
ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may
lose even more weight.

1. What is said about the average American in the passage?

A. They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.
B. They prefer"light" beer and low calorie bread to other drinks and food.
C. They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.
D. They tend to overemphasize the healthful effect of"light" beer.

2. Some people dislike exercise because ________.

A. they find it hard to exercise while on a diet
B. they don't think it possible to walk 3 miles every day
C. they think it is physically exhausting
D. they find consulting caloric-expenditure charts troublesome

3. What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center's study?

A. Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.
B. Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight.
C. Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise.
D. One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake.

4. What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

A. To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.
B. To support the statement made by York Onex.
C. To show the most effective way to lose weight.
D. To introduce the study of the Boston University Medical Center.

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科目：gzyy 来源：2007－2008学年山东省胜利一中高三年级第一学期期中考试、英语试题 题型：050

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　　The average person learns most of the 30,000～40,000 words whose meaning he or she recognizes by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the context or simply absorbing them without conscious effort．The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good talks．There are relatively few words that we learn permanently by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists．However, even those extra few are of value, and no one will make a mistake by working on developing a larger vocabulary．Here are some suggestions of how to do it．

　　Read plenty of good books．When you come across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context．If you can’t, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times．If you are really conscientious, write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list-preferably using it in a sentence, or you can keep a special vocabulary notebook．Go over the list from time to time．Further, try to use a new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days．

　　Listen to good talks and be alert to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you already know．Then treat them just as you do the new words you read．

　　Learn and be alert to the parts of words：prefixes, suffixes and roots．Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meaning of words．

　　If you are studying a foreign language, be alert to words in that language which relate to words in English．English has inherited or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 500,000～600,000 words from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and German．

(1)

When you meet a new word in reading, what should you do?
[　　]
A．	Guess its meaning．
B．	Ask somebody．
C．	Look it up in a dictionary．
D．	All of the above．

(2)

According to this passage, the best way to build a good vocabulary is ________．
[　　]
A．	to remember a lot
B．	to read a great deal
C．	to take part in a lot of good talks
D．	Both B and C

(3)

The phrase“be alert to”in the third paragraph may best be replaced by“________”．
[　　]
A．	look at
B．	pay attention to
C．	write down
D．	learn by heart

(4)

In the fourth paragraph, the word“them”refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the parts of words
B．	prefixes
C．	suffixes
D．	roots

(5)

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	We learn most of our vocabulary without conscious effort．
B．	Keeping a personal vocabulary list is a good way to enlarge one’s vocabulary．
C．	Listening to people talking is of little help to one’s vocabulary building．
D．	All the suggestions given also apply to foreign language study．

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科目：gzyy 来源：湖北省黄冈中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 题型：050

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　　The famous American gorilla(大猩猩)expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas－she pretended(假装)to be one of them．She copied their actions and way of life－eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does．It was a new relationship．

　　Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist．It was a long way from King Kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster(a frightening animal), and helped to show a new idea：the real monster is man, while the gorilla is to be admired．

　　Today there are thought to be around 48,000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400－500 mountain gorillas in the wild．From the Congo in West Africa, to Rwanda and Uganda further east, they are endangered(put in a situation in which they could be harmed or damaged)by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes．

　　Some time ago, I found in my letterbox a little magazine from the World Wide Fund for Nature．It had two photos side by side．One was of a young gorilla．“This is a species(物种)of mammal(哺乳类动物),” said the words below it．“It is being destroyed by man．We must save it for our own good．” The other photo showed a human baby．The words also read：“This is a species of mammal,” but then went on：“It is the most destructive(破坏性的)on earth．We must retrain it for its own good．”

(1)

The text mainly talks about ________．
[　　]
A．	Diane Fossey
B．	the gorillas in Rwanda
C．	the protection of the gorillas
D．	the film Gorillas in the Mist

(2)

We can learn from the text that ________．
[　　]
A．	Gorillas in the mist was based on Fossey's experiences
B．	lowland gorillas live longer than mountain gorillas
C．	King Kong showed us that a gorilla is admirable
D．	Diane Fossey was murdered by a gorilla

(3)

What message can we get from the two photos in the magazine?
[　　]
A．	Gorillas are man's close friends．
B．	Both man and the gorilla need to be saved．
C．	Young gorillas are as lovely as human babies．
D．	Man should live peacefully with the gorilla．

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科目：gzyy 来源：2014届河南开封高三接轨考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解

Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to lose weight said they were combining exercise with their diet.

In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure（热量消耗）charts; for example, one would have to quickly walk hard three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry(小甜饼). Even exercise professionals accept half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Still, exercise's supporting role in weight reduction is vital. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight.

If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year's time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight.

1.What is said about the average American in the passage?

A. They tend to hate "light" beer and low-calorie bread.

B. They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.

C. Most of them were combining exercise with their diet.

D. They know the actors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.

2."Even exercise professionals accept half a point here" means "They ".

A. agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be easy to work off by exercise

B. partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction

C. are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight

D. are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight

3.What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center's study?

A. Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise.

B. Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight.

C. Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.

D. One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

A. To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.

B. To support the statement made by York Onnen.

C. To show the most effective way to lose weight.

D. To introduce the study of the Boston University Medical Center.

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科目：gzyy 来源：2013-2014学年辽宁省高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解